Keithley 2600a series - Page 12

Table of Contents Series 2600A System SourceMeter
®
Instruments Reference Manual
iv 2600AS-901-01 Rev. B / September 2008
Section Topic Page
Interlock (Models 2612A/2612A/2635A/2636A).......................................... 8-7
Overview............................................................................................... 8-7
Operation.............................................................................................. 8-7
TSP-Link synchronization lines................................................................... 8-8
Connecting to TSP-Link........................................................................ 8-8
Using TSP-Link synchronization lines for digital I/O............................. 8-8
Remote TSP-Link synchronization line commands .............................. 8-9
9 Sweep Operation.................................................................................... 9-1
Overview ..................................................................................................... 9-2
Section overview .................................................................................. 9-2
Sweep overview ................................................................................... 9-2
Sweep characteristics................................................................................. 9-3
Linear staircase sweeps ....................................................................... 9-3
Logarithmic staircase sweeps............................................................... 9-5
List sweeps........................................................................................... 9-8
Pulse mode sweeps.............................................................................. 9-9
Configuring and running sweeps............................................................... 9-10
Configuring other sweep attributes..................................................... 9-10
Configuring measurements during a sweep ....................................... 9-11
Source and measurement delays....................................................... 9-11
Initiating and running sweeps ............................................................. 9-11
Aborting a sweep................................................................................ 9-11
Sweeping using factory scripts.................................................................. 9-12
Front panel.......................................................................................... 9-12
Sweep programming examples.......................................................... 9-12
List sweep example............................................................................ 9-13
10 Triggering............................................................................................... 10-1
Remote triggering overview ...................................................................... 10-3
Using the remote trigger model................................................................. 10-4
Configuring source and measure actions ........................................... 10-6
Enabling pulse mode sweeps (end pulse action) ............................... 10-6
SMU event detectors................................................................................. 10-6
Clearing SMU event detectors............................................................ 10-7
Using the TRIG key to trigger a sweep............................................... 10-7
Using trigger events to start actions on trigger objects ............................. 10-8
Action overruns................................................................................... 10-9
Digital I/O Port and TSP-Link synchronization lines................................. 10-9
Common attributes ............................................................................. 10-9
Trigger configuration on hardware lines ........................................... 10-10
Action overruns on hardware lines ................................................... 10-11
Timers ..................................................................................................... 10-11
Timer attributes................................................................................. 10-11
Triggering a timer.............................................................................. 10-12
Using timers to perform pulse mode sweeps.................................... 10-13
Timer action overruns....................................................................... 10-17
Event blenders........................................................................................ 10-17
Event blender modes........................................................................ 10-17
Assigning input trigger events........................................................... 10-18
Action overruns................................................................................. 10-18
LAN triggering overview.......................................................................... 10-18
Understanding hardware value and pseudo line state...................... 10-18
Understanding LXI trigger event designations.................................. 10-19
Generating LXI trigger packets......................................................... 10-19
Logging LAN trigger events in the event log ........................................... 10-20
Accessing the event log from the command interface...................... 10-22
Command interface triggering................................................................. 10-22
Manual triggering .................................................................................... 10-23
Interactive triggering................................................................................ 10-23
Detecting trigger events using the wait() function............................. 10-23